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Registration when staying in the for a short period

If you live abroad and come to the Netherlands to work or This map shows the 19 municipalities in the Netherlands where • Once you have registered, you can view your details free of study, you will need a citizen service number (burgerservice- you can register. charge at any time. You can also request a certified extract from nummer (BSN)) for your dealings with the Dutch authorities. the Municipal Personal Records Database. There is a charge for You will be issued this number when you register in the this service. To view your details, you will need to provide proof Netherlands. If you will be staying in the Netherlands for less of identity in order to ensure that unauthorised persons do not than 4 months, you can register with one of 19 municipalities in gain access to your details. the Netherlands. If you will be staying for more than 4 months, • Registration agencies can provide a list of the organisations to you are required to register in the municipality where you live. which personal details have been disclosed in the last 20 years. To prevent unauthorised persons from gaining access to your This leaflet is intended for those who will be staying in the details, you will need to provide proof of identity before you Netherlands for less than 4 months. can view this information. • You can ask for the personal information recorded in the In the Netherlands for less than 4 months database to be kept confidential from certain organisations. If you are a cross-border worker or foreign student, for example, and you will be staying in the Netherlands for less than 4 months, it is important that you register with the Municipal Personal Records Database (Basisregistratie Personen). You will then be Citizen Service Number (BSN) issued a citizen service number, which is your unique personal The BSN is a personal identification number issued to citizens number for dealings with the Dutch authorities. Anyone who for dealings with the authorities. Among other things this wants to work or study in the Netherlands, or has to deal with the unique number helps to prevent cases of mistaken identity. The Dutch authorities for some other reason, needs a citizen service BSN has advantages for citizens and the authorities. It simplifies number. You can only obtain a citizen service number from a dealings with municipal and other (government) agencies. registration agency. (The Dutch Tax and Customs Administration When you register with the Municipal Personal Records has now stopped issuing ‘sofi’ numbers, the precursor to the The contact details for these municipalities are included with this Database for the first time, you will be issued a BSN. Everyone citizen service number.) leaflet. You can also visit the municipality website to check who works in the Netherlands must submit their BSN to their opening times and make an appointment. employer. Employers use this number to arrange things for the Where to register citizen with agencies such as the Dutch Tax and Customs To register you must go to one of the registration agencies in Rights Administration and pension funds. The BSN is also used by the person and present valid proof of identity (a passport or identity • When you register for the first time you will be provided with a Dutch health service, so you may be asked for your BSN when card). You cannot be registered without valid proof of identity. free copy of your registration document. visiting a general practitioner, hospital or pharmacy. Obligations Contact details for Municipalities with a Registration Agency • While you are in the Netherlands you must always be able to Municipality Address Telephone number Website provide valid proof of identity (a passport or identity card). Alkmaar Mallegatsplein 10 14072 www.alkmaar.nl • You are required to notify a registration agency of any changes +31 72 548 8888 in your personal details. You must be able to present a Almelo Haven Zuidzijde 30 140546 www.almelo.nl +31 54 654 1111 ­document that provides proof of the change. Anton de Komplein 150 14020 www.amsterdam.nl • What if the details are incorrect? +31 20 624 1111 Inaccuracies in your registration details will be amended at your Breda Claudius Prinsenlaan 10 14076 www.breda.nl request. You must be able to provide a document which proves +31 76 529 3001 that the details are incorrect. The details will be amended Den Haag Spui 70 14070 www.denhaag.nl within four weeks. This service is provided free of charge. +31 70 353 3000 Doetinchem Raadhuisstraat 2 0314-377377 www.doetinchem.nl More than 4 months in the Netherlands? +31 31 437 7377 If you are planning to stay in the Netherlands for more than Eindhoven Stadhuisplein 10 14040 www.eindhoven.nl +31 40 238 6000 4 months, you must register in the municipality where you live. Goes M.A. de Ruijterlaan 2 140113 www.goes.nl You are required to do this within 5 days of your arrival in the +31 11 324 9600 Netherlands. If your partner and/or children also want to stay in Groningen Kreupelstraat 1 14050 www.gemeente.groningen.nl the Netherlands for more than 4 months, they will need to go to +31 50 367 7000 the registration agency in person. As well as registering with the Heerlen Geleenstraat 25-27 14045 www.heerlen.nl municipality, you may also need to apply for (residence and/or +31 45 560 5040 work) permits. Leeuwarden Oldehoofsterkerkhof 2 14058 www.leeuwarden.nl +31 58 233 8888 You can find more information about visas and residence permits Leiden Stadhuisplein 1 14071 www.leiden.nl/gemeente +31 71 516 5165 at www.ind.nl. You may also find it helpful to refer to the New in Nijmegen Mariënburg 75 14024 www.nijmegen.nl the Netherlands brochure, which can be found ­ +31 24 329 9000 www.newinthenetherlands.nl. Hartmansstraat 15 14010 www.rotterdam.nl +31 10 267 1625 Questions? Terneuzen Stadhuisplein 1 140115 www.terneuzen.nl If you have any questions after reading this leaflet, please contact +31 11 545 5000 one of the 19 municipalities or call the Government Information Utrecht Stadsplateau 1 030-2860000 www.utrecht.nl line on telephone number 1400 / +31 77 465 6767. +31 30 286 0000 See also www.government.nl. Venlo Hanzeplaats 1 14077 www.venlo.nl +31 77 359 6666 This leaflet is published by the: Dutch Ministry of the Interior and Westland Stokdijkkade 2, Naaldwijk 140174 www.gemeentewestland.nl Kingdom Relations | P.O. Box 20011 | 2500 ea | +31 17 467 3700 Zwolle Lübeckplein 2 14038 www.zwolle.nl www.rijksoverheid.nl +31 38 498 3138

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